They travelled through the wall cavities and all the way up to the ceiling, and were busy turning their hive into a fully-fledged honey factory.

She extracted about 66lbs of honey on the first day, but now is coming to terms with the damage to her home.

She said: “I’ve, sort of, got stuck into trying to pull it out at the moment.

“Literally. Everywhere, it’s just sticky.”

“I’m a little bit worried because … I’m actually frightened that it’s behind that actual beam,” she said, gesturing to the corner of her room.
“I’m thinking there’s more damage than what I can actually see.”

Megan said she thinks the bees have been working away unnoticed for two or more years, and she now has serious concerns about the integrity the wall’s structure.